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Amor de Perdição 6.139 · 6.139

João hacks at the scrub

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João da Cruz tirou do bolço da jaqueta um podão, e começou a cortar a selva de carvalhas novas e giestaes que se emmaranhavam em redor do escondrijo.

João da Cruz drew a pruning-hook from his jacket pocket, and began to cut the tangle of young oaks and broom that snarled around the hiding-place.

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João da Cruz drew a pruning-hook from his jacket pocket, and began to cut the tangle of young oaks and broom that snarled around the hiding-place.

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